James A. Ruffner
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 874
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**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3, this concise yet thorough analysis of weather guides readers through 40 years of weather statistics throughout the world and provides insight into the causes, effects, and precautions related to meteorological phenomena. This edition includes sections entitled "Weather fundamentals" and "Be your own forecaster," as well as Fahrenheit-to-Celsius conversion tables, a glossary of weather terms, coverage of the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco, and discussions on how the 1991 volcanic activity in Japan and the Philippines could affect our weather. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR